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the public is tiring of the Divine Flower, or whether the 

 European war afFected the market, are among the problems 

 not yet fully solved. 



IN NEW ENGLAND 



The New England growers form not such a large, as 

 highly influential, body. The generally cooler conditions 

 obtaining in this section, the fertile soil in parts of it, to- 

 gether with the fact that herein are several millions of people 

 and not only large industrial towns, calling for a regular 

 supply of flowers, but many notable schools, colleges and at 

 least two great universities, make it a growers' region. 



Boston, as a shipping center, covers not only the whole 

 of New England, but also a large part of Canada from 

 Ottawa eastward. 



The Summer climate of Maine is so agreeable and suit- 

 able that Carnations are grown continuously for cut bloom, 

 much of which is disposed of to Summer residents. The 

 Strout firm at Biddeford carries over its crop for two, and 

 even three, years without apparent stress to the plants. 

 This, however, is exceptional, as in nearly all other estab- 

 lishments around Boston and south thereof, the crop is 

 raised annually in large modern structures, and while most 

 employ the raised benches, there are exceptions, and magni- 

 ficent flowers are got from at least one champion grower 

 who employs the solid bench. 



In this region too, a keen enthusiasm exists in the rais- 

 ing of novelties, at the head of the introducers of which, by 

 a long way, stands Peter Fisher. Of recent years the veter- 

 an A. Roper has also exhibited some excellent varieties, 

 while as competitors at the shows or as large growers of 

 Carnations for cut blooms or for the sale of rooted cuttings, 

 the names of the A. N. Pierson, Inc., F. B. Putnam, M. A. 



